Trump increasing tariffs won't work because other nations will simply reciprocate with their own tariffs, said economists. But Trump's deals with the EU & Japan decisively debunk that assumption and, @oren_cass says, put "the final nail in the coffin of the WTO model of trade."

Trump’s tariff push failed, the media said. But the new US-EU trade deal shows it worked spectacularly well. The US will get 10x more in revenue from tariffs on EU imports, and $600B more in direct investment from EU. Even Trump haters say it’s a big win for the US.

A former CIA official tells NBC they had the intel in 2017 to prove Putin favored Trump. It's a lie. The evidence is now overwhelming that the opposite was the case. Russia had damning and explosive intel on Hillary and chose not to leak it because Putin found her "manageable."

It's official. The UK is now officially a police state. It has become precisely what Orwell warned about. Criticize mass migration and you can expect the police to come to your home. And judges will give longer sentences for wrong think than many violent crimes.

The previously secret documents released by @DNIGabbard prove that John Brennan repeatedly lied when - among there things - he denied the Steele Dossier was part of the CIA assessment on Russiagate. Here's how the NYT whitewashes that: the docs "complicates [his] narrative."

🚨Our fears appear to have been vindicated on the very first day of the Online Safety Act's enactment. Some footage of protests taking place this evening against illegal immigration is unavailable on X for at least some UK users, with a warning about a restriction due to ‘local laws’ appearing as the Online Safety Act comes into force. If you have a standard X account in the UK - presumably the majority of British users - it appears that you may not be able to see any protest footage that contains violence. We’re aware of one censored post that shows an arrest being made. We warned repeatedly about how censorious this piece of legislation would be.

At this point, any tech company can be declared a “criminal gang” in France. A decade of efforts to attract tech investment is being undone by a few bureaucrats advancing their careers and political agendas — at the expense of the French people.

Leaders from Europe & Latin America are meeting today to develop a global system of mass censorship. Their plan is to mandate digital IDs so governments can freeze bank accounts of those who refuse vaccinations, criticize mass migration, “misgender,” and engage in other thought crimes. Most every Western nation is seeking a totalitarian system of information control modeled on China and “Black Mirror.” Their efforts have only intensified since Trump was elected. Only the U.S. stands in the way.

French authorities have launched a politically-motivated criminal investigation into X over the alleged manipulation of its algorithm and alleged “fraudulent data extraction.” X categorically denies these allegations. This investigation, instigated by French politician Eric Bothorel, egregiously undermines X’s fundamental right to due process and threatens our users’ rights to privacy and free speech. Mr Bothorel has accused X of manipulating its algorithm for “foreign interference” purposes, an allegation which is completely false. French authorities have requested access to X’s recommendation algorithm and real-time data about all user posts on the platform in order for several “experts” to analyze the data and purportedly “uncover the truth” about the operation of the X platform. One of those “experts” is David Chavalarias, who spearheads the “Escape X” campaign. Formerly known as “HelloQuitteX”, the campaign is dedicated to encouraging X users to leave the platform. A second “expert,” Maziyar Panahi, has previously participated in research projects with David Chavalarias that demonstrate open hostility towards X. The involvement of these individuals raises serious concerns about the impartiality, fairness, and political motivations of the investigation, to put it charitably. A predetermined outcome is not a fair one. What’s more, French authorities have classified X as an “organized gang” for the purpose of the investigation. This characterization, which is usually reserved for drug cartels or mafia groups, enables the French police to deploy extensive investigative powers under French law, including wiretapping the personal devices of X employees. X remains in the dark as to the specific allegations made against the platform. However, based on what we know so far, X believes that this investigation is distorting French law in order to serve a political agenda and, ultimately, restrict free speech. For these reasons, X has not acceded to the French authorities’ demands, as we have a legal right to do. This is not a decision that X takes lightly. However, in this case, the facts speak for themselves. X is committed to defending its fundamental rights, protecting user data and resisting political censorship.

🚨 JUST IN: @Shellenberger says @TulsiGabbard just gave us PROOF that BARACK OBAMA used the INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY as a PR ARM to push the RUSSIA HOAX 🚨